Array substrate, display panel, spliced display panel and display driving method

ABSTRACT

An array substrate includes pixel group(s) and pixel circuit group(s), each pixel group includes pixels, and each pixel includes sub-pixel(s). At least two pixel groups are arranged in a row direction; in a column direction, a length of a pixel group is greater than a length of a pixel circuit group electrically connected thereto; and orthographic projections of a sub-pixel and a pixel circuit group electrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel belongs on a plane does not overlap. Or, the at least two pixel groups are arranged in the column direction; in the row direction, a length of a pixel group is greater than a length of a pixel circuit group electrically connected thereto; and orthographic projections of a sub-pixel and a pixel circuit group electrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel belongs on another plane does not overlap.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 16/976,858, filed onAug. 31, 2020, which claims priority to International Patent ApplicationNo. PCT/CN2019/122210, filed on Nov. 29, 2019, which are incorporatedherein by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, andin particular, to an array substrate, a display panel, a spliced displaypanel and a display driving method.

BACKGROUND

With continuous development of display technologies, consumers havehigher and higher performance requirements for display apparatuses interms of screen size, bezel width, display brightness, display imagequality, etc. For example, a display screen is required to have a largerscreen size, a narrower bezel and a better uniformity of displaybrightness.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, an array substrate is provided. The array substrate has adisplay area, and the array substrate includes at least one pixel groupand at least one pixel circuit group. The at least one pixel group isdisposed in the display area, each pixel group includes a plurality ofpixels, and each of the plurality of pixels includes at least onesub-pixel. The at least one pixel group includes at least two groups.The at least two groups are arranged in a row direction; a pixel circuitgroup of the at least one pixel circuit group is electrically connectedto two adjacent pixel groups arranged in the row direction, and islocated between two adjacent columns of sub-pixels belonging todifferent pixel groups in the two adjacent pixel groups; a length, in acolumn direction, of a pixel group of the at least two pixel groupsarranged in the row direction is greater than a length, in the columndirection, of a pixel circuit group electrically connected to the pixelgroup of the at least two pixel groups arranged in the row direction;and an orthographic projection, on a plane, of a sub-pixel in the atleast two pixel groups arranged in the row direction does not overlapwith an orthographic projection, on the plane, of a pixel circuit groupelectrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel in the atleast two pixel groups arranged in the row direction belongs, the planebeing perpendicular to the column direction. Or, the at least two pixelgroups are arranged in the column direction; a pixel circuit group ofthe at least one pixel circuit group is electrically connected to twoadjacent pixel groups arranged in the column direction, and is locatedbetween two adjacent rows of sub-pixels belonging to different pixelgroups in the two adjacent pixel groups; a length, in the row direction,of a pixel group of the at least two pixel groups arranged in the columndirection is greater than a length, in the row direction, of a pixelcircuit group electrically connected to the pixel group of the at leasttwo pixel groups arranged in the column direction; and an orthographicprojection, on another plane, of a sub-pixel in the at least two pixelgroups arranged in the column direction does not overlap with anorthographic projection, on the another plane, of a pixel circuit groupelectrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel in the atleast two pixel groups arranged in the column direction belongs, theanother plane being perpendicular to the row direction.

In some embodiments, the at least one pixel circuit group includes atleast one pixel driving sub-circuit group. Each pixel drivingsub-circuit group is electrically connected to two correspondingadjacent rows of sub-pixels or two corresponding adjacent columns ofsub-pixels, and is configured to supply pixel driving signals tosub-pixels electrically connected to the pixel driving sub-circuitgroup.

In some embodiments, each of the at least one pixel circuit croupincludes a plurality of separate pixel driving sub-circuits, and a pixeldriving sub-circuit of the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuits isconnected to each sub-pixel of a pixel.

In some embodiments, the at least two pixel groups are arranged in a rowdirection. Each pixel driving sub-circuit group is disposed between twoadjacent columns of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group. A lengthof the pixel driving sub-circuit group in a column direction is lessthan a length of the corresponding pixel group in the column direction.The at least one pixel circuit group further includes at least onefunctional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of the pixeldriving sub-circuit group in the column direction, and the functionalsub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostaticdischarge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

In some other embodiments, the at least one pixel group includes atleast two pixel groups. The at least two pixel groups are arranged inthe column direction. Each pixel driving sub-circuit group is disposedbetween two adjacent rows of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group.A length of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in the row direction isless than a length of the corresponding pixel group in the rowdirection. The at least one pixel circuit group further includes atleast one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of thepixel driving sub-circuit group in the row direction, and the functionalsub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostaticdischarge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

In some embodiments, the electrostatic discharge protection circuit andthe side wire bonding pin area are arranged in a ring along an edge ofthe display area.

In some embodiments, the array substrate further includes at least oneshift register circuit. Each shift register circuit is disposed betweentwo pixels that are different from two pixels between which a pixeldriving sub-circuit group is disposed. The at least one shift registercircuit is electrically connected to the at least one pixel drivingsub-circuit group, and is configured to supply scan driving signals tothe at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group.

In some embodiments, the at least two pixel groups are arranged in therow direction. Each shift register circuit is disposed between two pixelgroups or between two adjacent columns of sub-pixels in a correspondingpixel group. A length of the shift register circuit in the columndirection is less than a length of the pixel group in the columndirection. The at least one pixel circuit group further includes atleast one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of theshift register circuit in the column direction; and the functionalsub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostaticdischarge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

In some other embodiments, the at least one pixel group includes atleast two pixel groups. The at least two pixel groups are distributed inthe column direction. Each shift register circuit is disposed betweentwo pixel groups or between two adjacent rows of sub-pixels in acorresponding pixel group. A length of the shift register circuit in therow direction is less than a length of the pixel group in the rowdirection. The at least one pixel circuit group further includes atleast one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of theshift register circuit in the row direction, and the functionalsub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostaticdischarge circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

In some embodiments, the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit groupincludes a plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups. The at leastone shift register circuit includes a first shift register circuit and asecond shift register circuit. The first shift register circuit and thesecond shift register circuit are electrically connected to theplurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups.

In some embodiments, the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit groupincludes a plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups. The at leastone shift register circuit includes a first shift register circuit and asecond shift register circuit. The first shift register circuit iselectrically connected to some of the plurality of pixel drivingsub-circuit groups, and the second shift register circuit iselectrically connected to some other pixel driving sub-circuit groups ofthe plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups.

In some embodiments, the first shift register circuit and the secondshift register circuit are arranged adjacently between two pixels.

In some embodiments, the first shift register circuit is disposedbetween two pixels that are different from two pixels between which thesecond shift register circuit is disposed.

In some embodiments, the at least one shift register further includes afirst backup circuit and a second backup circuit. The first backupcircuit is a backup of the first shift register circuit, and isconfigured to be electrically connected to corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups when the first shift register circuit fails, and tosupply scan driving signals to its corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups. The second backup circuit is a backup of the secondshift register circuit, and is configured to be electrically connectedto corresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups when the second shiftregister circuit fails, and to supply scan driving signals to itscorresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups.

In some embodiments, the first backup circuit and the first shiftregister circuit are disposed between same two pixels. The second backupcircuit and the second shift register circuit are disposed between sametwo pixels.

In some embodiments, the first backup circuit and the first shiftregister circuit are located in different film layers, and the secondbackup circuit and the second shift register circuit are located indifferent film layers.

In some embodiments, the array substrate further includes a base, atleast one fan-out structure and at least one side edge structure. Thebase includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the firstsurface. The at least one pixel group and the at least one pixel circuitgroup are disposed on the first surface. The at least one fan-outstructure is disposed on the second surface. Each fan-out structureincludes a plurality of signal connection lines, and the plurality ofsignal connection lines extend from an edge of the second surface to anon-edge area of the second surface. Each side edge structure includes aplurality of side edge connection lines.

In some examples, one end of each of the plurality of side edgeconnection lines is electrically connected to a signal connection lineof a corresponding fan-out structure, and another end of the each of theplurality of side edge connection lines is connected to a correspondingfunctional sub-circuit.

In some other examples, the array substrate includes at least one shiftregister circuit, and each shift register circuit is disposed on thefirst surface. One end of each side edge connection line of theplurality of side edge connection lines is electrically connected to asignal connection line in a corresponding fan-out structure, and anotherend of the side edge connection line is connected to a correspondingfunctional sub-circuit or a corresponding shift register circuit.

In another aspect, a display panel is provided. The display panelincludes the array substrate as described in some embodiments above.

In some embodiments, the display panel further includes a controlintegrated circuit. The control integrated circuit is disposed on asecond surface of a base of the array substrate. The control integratedcircuit is electrically connected to a plurality of signal connectionlines in a corresponding fan-out structure of the array substrate, andis configured to output control signals to the plurality of signalconnection lines.

In some embodiments, the plurality of signal connection lines areelectrically connected to a signal bonding terminal in the correspondingfan-out structure, and the signal bonding terminal is bonded to thecontrol integrated circuit.

In yet another aspect, a spliced display panel is provided. The spliceddisplay panel includes at least two display panels as described in someembodiments above that are spliced with each other.

In yet another aspect, a display driving method is provided. The displaydriving method is applied to the display panel as described in someembodiments above. The display driving method includes: controlling eachpixel driving sub-circuit group to supply pixel driving signals to twoadjacent rows of sub-pixels or two adjacent columns of sub-pixels thatare electrically connected to the pixel driving sub-circuit group.

In some embodiments, the display driving method further includes:transmitting, by a control integrated circuit disposed on a secondsurface of a base of the array substrate, control signals to the atleast one pixel circuit group and/or a shift register circuit disposedon a first surface of the base of the array substrate through at leastone side edge structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to describe technical solutions in the present disclosure moreclearly, accompanying drawings to be used in some embodiments of thepresent disclosure will be introduced briefly. Obviously, theaccompanying drawings to be described below are merely accompanyingdrawings of some embodiments of the present disclosure, and a person ofordinary skill in the art may obtain other drawings according to thesedrawings. In addition, the accompanying drawings in the followingdescription may be regarded as schematic diagrams, and are notlimitations on actual sizes of products and an actual process of amethod to which the embodiments of the present disclosure relate.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of wiring of an array substrate, inaccordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of wiring of another array substrate, inaccordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of wiring of yet another array substrate,in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of wiring of yet another array substrate,in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of wiring of yet another array substrate,in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a second surface of an arraysubstrate, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an edge portion of an arraysubstrate, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an edge portion of another arraysubstrate, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 9 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a pixel driving sub-circuit,in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 10 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a shift register, inaccordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 11 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a data selection circuit, inaccordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of an edge portion of yet anotherarray substrate, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a structure of a display panel, inaccordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a structure of a spliced display panel, inaccordance with some embodiments; and

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of wiring of yet another array substrate,in accordance with some embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Technical solutions in some embodiments of the present disclosure willbe described clearly and completely in combination with accompanyingdrawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some but notall embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodimentsobtained on a basis of the embodiments of the present disclosure by aperson of ordinary skill in the art shall be included in the protectionscope of the present disclosure.

Unless the context requires otherwise, throughout the description andthe claims, the term “comprise” and other forms thereof such as thethird-person singular form “comprises” and the present participle form“comprising” are interpreted as open and inclusive, i.e., “including,but not limited to”. In the description of the specification, terms suchas “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “exemplary embodiments”,“example”, “specific example” or “some examples” are intended toindicate that specific features, structures, materials orcharacteristics related to the embodiment(s) or example(s) are includedin at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure.Schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer tosame embodiment(s) or example(s). In addition, specific features,structures, materials or characteristics may be included in any or moreembodiments or examples in any suitable manner.

Terms such as “first” and “second” are only used for descriptivepurposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relativeimportance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technicalfeatures below. Thus, features defined by terms “first” and “second” mayexplicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In thedescription of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the term “aplurality of/the plurality of” means two or more unless otherwisespecified. The expression “A and/or B” includes the following threecombinations: only A, only B, and a combination of A and B.

With continuous development of display technologies, consumers havehigher and higher requirements on screen sizes of display apparatuses,which causes spliced display panels to come into being. A conventionalspliced display panel is usually formed by splicing a plurality ofdisplay panels.

In some examples, the display panels are all liquid crystal display(LCD) panels. However, due to existence of virtual pixels and a sealantfor sealing a frame in the LCD panel, it is inevitable that there is aseam in the spliced display panel formed by splicing the LCD panels, andthus perfect seamless splicing may not be achieved.

In some other examples, the display panels are all organiclight-emitting diode (OLED) display panels. However, since cathodes ofOLEDs in the OLED display panel are formed by means of evaporation, andthe light-emitting devices (i.e., the OLEDs) need to be encapsulated toblock water and oxygen in the air to ensure service life of the displaypanel, it is inevitable that there is a seam in the spliced displaypanel formed by splicing the OLED display panels, and seamless splicingmay not be achieved.

As for mini light-emitting diode (Mini-LED) display panels and microlight-emitting diode (Micro-LED) display panels, due to limitation of adevelopment level of mass transfer technology in a current productionprocess, there are many obstacles in directly achieving high resolutionand a large size for the Mini-LED display panels and the Micro-LEDdisplay panels. However, defects of the current massive transfertechnology may be effectively overcome through seamless splicingtechnology, so that huge screen display may be achieved by using theMini-LED display panels or the Micro-LED display panels.

On the basis of these descriptions, some embodiments of the presentdisclosure provide an array substrate. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, thearray substrate 101 includes a display area AA, at least one pixel group1 and at least one pixel circuit group 2. The at least one pixel group 1is disposed in the display area AA, and each pixel group 1 includes aplurality of pixels 10 arranged in an array. Each pixel circuit group 2is disposed between two adjacent rows of pixels 10 or two adjacentcolumns of pixels 10 in a corresponding pixel group 1.

Herein, each pixel 10 includes at least one sub-pixel 11. The at leastone pixel circuit group 2 includes at least one pixel drivingsub-circuit group 20. Each pixel driving sub-circuit group 20 iselectrically connected to two rows of sub-pixels 11 adjacent thereto ortwo columns of sub-pixels 11 adjacent thereto, and is configured tosupply pixel driving signals to the sub-pixels 11 electrically connectedthereto.

Optionally, the array substrate is of an RGB color display mode. Eachpixel 10 includes three sub-pixels 11, i.e., a red sub-pixel R, a greensub-pixel G and a blue sub-pixel B. As shown in FIG. 3, each pixeldriving sub-circuit group 20 includes a plurality of separate pixeldriving sub-circuits 21, and a pixel driving sub-circuit 21 is connectedto three sub-pixels of a pixel 10 correspondingly.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, each pixel drivingsub-circuit group 20 is disposed between two adjacent rows of pixels 10or two adjacent columns of pixels 10, and the pixel driving sub-circuitgroup 20 is used for supplying pixel driving signals to the sub-pixels11 in the two adjacent rows of pixels 10 or the two adjacent columns ofpixels 10, so that integration of the pixel driving sub-circuits 21 maybe effectively realized. That is, a pixel driving sub-circuit 21corresponding to sub-pixels 11 on the array substrate 101 is arrangedbetween part of rows of pixels 10 or part of columns of pixels 10 in amodular and concentrated manner, so that more space may be left in thedisplay area AA of the array substrate. Other circuits required fordisplay of the array substrate 101, such as a shift register circuit, adata selection (MUX) circuit or an electrostatic discharge (ESO)protection circuit, may be modularly placed in the space. In this way, abezel of the array substrate 101 may be effectively reduced or eveneliminated to facilitate achieving seamless splicing of the displaypanels.

The number of the pixel group(s) 1 and the number of the pixels 10 ineach pixel group 1 may be set according to actual needs, for example,according to the resolution of the display panel in which the arraysubstrate is located. For example, each pixel group 1 includes 12 (2 by6) pixels 10, where 2 is the number of columns and 6 is the number ofrows. In this case, each pixel driving sub-circuit group 20 may bedisposed between two columns of pixels 10 in a corresponding pixel group1. In addition, for example, a width of each pixel group 1 in a rowdirection or in a column direction is not limited as long as anarrangement of a corresponding pixel driving sub-circuit croup 20 in thepixel group 1 may be achieved. A distance between every two adjacentpixel groups 1 in the row direction or a distance between every twoadjacent pixel groups 1 in the column direction is greater than 70 μm.

It will be understood that the array substrate 101 is applied to aMicro-LED display panel or a Mini-LED display panel. Since the Micro-LEDor Mini-LED has a small size and a high luminous intensity, theMicro-LED or Mini-LED may occupy only 10% of an area of each pixel 10 ofthe array substrate 101 at a minimum. Therefore, there is enough spacein each pixel 10 or between adjacent pixels 10 of the array substrate101 to arrange electric components of circuits.

In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1, the number of the pixelgroup(s) 1 is at least two. The at least two pixel groups 1 are arrangedin the row direction, that is, pixels 10 of the array substrate 101 aredivided into at least two groups in the row direction. Each pixeldriving sub-circuit group 20 is disposed between two adjacent columns ofsub-pixels 11 in a corresponding pixel group 1. A length of the pixeldriving sub-circuit group 20 in the column direction is less than alength of the pixel group 1 in the column direction. That is, each pixeldriving sub-circuit group 20 is disposed between some pixels of twocorresponding columns of pixels 10 in a centralized manner, so that somespace is left on at least one side of each pixel driving sub-circuitgroup 20 in the column direction. In this way, the at least one pixelcircuit group 2 further includes at least one functional sub-circuit 30disposed on the at least one side of each pixel driving sub-circuitgroup 20 in the column direction. The at least one functionalsub-circuit 30 includes a data selection (MUX) circuit, an electrostaticdischarge (ESD) protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

Of course, the type of the functional sub-circuit 30 is not limitedthereto, and other circuits having certain driving or compensation ordetection functions required for display of the array substrate 101 maybe included. The side wire bonding pin area refers to concentratedleading-out terminals of a plurality of signal lines in the display areaAA, such as a supply voltage terminal, a common voltage terminal and aclock signal terminal, and is configured to bond the signal lines toexternal input circuits.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pixel groups 1 are arranged in the rowdirection. For example, the pixel groups 1 are equally spaced. In thisway, the expression of “being disposed on at least one side of eachpixel driving sub-circuit group 20 in the column direction” means beingdisposed on at least one side of the array substrate 101 in the columndirection (e.g., a top side, a bottom side or both the top side and thebottom side shown in FIG. 1). Therefore, a space utilization rate of thedisplay area AA of the array substrate 101 may be effectively improvedto reasonably and easily place other functional sub-circuits 30 requiredfor display of the array substrate 101, such as the shift registercircuit, the data selection (MUX) circuit or the electrostatic discharge(ESD) protection circuit. Furthermore, the bezel of the array substrate101 may be effectively reduced or even eliminated to facilitateachieving seamless splicing of the display panels. In addition, pixeldriving sub-circuit groups 20 and functional sub-circuits 30 in thearray substrate 101 are modularly and regularly distributed in thedisplay area AA, which may effectively reduce risk of forming staticelectricity and additional capacitance.

A size of the array substrate 101 is selectively set according to actualneeds, for example, set to be a small size. In this way, a display panelcorresponding to each array substrate 101 serves as a smallest splicableunit, so that a large-sized display panel with any size may be formed bysplicing.

In addition, it will be noted that each pixel driving sub-circuit group20 is disposed between multiple pixels 10 in two corresponding columnsof pixels 10 in a centralized manner, and the less the number of themultiple pixels 10 is, the more abundant space may be obtained.Considering uniformity of signal transmission, a resistance of a wirebetween each pixel driving sub-circuit 21 in each pixel drivingsub-circuit group 20 and a corresponding sub-pixel 11 needs to be equalor approximately equal. Optionally, a difference between resistances ofwires between any two pixel driving sub-circuits 21 in the pixel drivingsub-circuit group 20 and corresponding sub-pixels 11 is not greater than100 ohms, so that delay of signals transmitted from the any two pixeldriving sub-circuits 21 to the corresponding sub-pixels 11 does notexceed 0.01 μs at most, and requirement of display uniformity may beachieved.

Similarly, in some other examples, referring to FIG. 2, the number ofpixel group(s) 1 is at least two. The at least two pixel groups 1 arearranged in the column direction. Each pixel driving sub-circuit group20 is disposed between two adjacent rows of sub-pixels 11 in acorresponding pixel group 1. A length of the pixel driving sub-circuitgroup 20 in the row direction is less than a length of the pixel group 1in the row direction. The at least one pixel circuit group 2 furtherincludes at least one functional sub-circuit 30 disposed on at least oneside of each pixel driving sub-circuit group 20 in the row direction.The functional sub-circuit 30 includes the data selection (MUX) circuit,the electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit or the side wirebonding pin area.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pixel groups 1 are arranged in the columndirection. For example, the pixel groups 1 are equally spaced. In thisway, the expression of “being disposed on at least one side of eachpixel driving sub-circuit group 20 in the row direction” means beingdisposed on at least one side of the array substrate 101 in the rowdirection (e.g., a left side, a right side or both the left side and theright side shown in FIG. 2). In this way, with regard to beneficialeffects of the array substrate 101 with the above structure, referencemay be made to beneficial effects of the corresponding array substrate101 when the pixel groups 1 are linearly arranged in the row direction,which will not be described herein again.

It will be understood that the pixel driving sub-circuits 21 in eachpixel driving sub-circuit group 20 of the array substrate 101 generallyrequire shift control signals output by a shift register circuit, so asto be turned on sequentially. In some embodiments, with continuedreference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the array substrate 101 further includes atleast one shift register circuit 4. Each shift register circuit 4 isdisposed between two rows of sub-pixels 11 or two columns of sub-pixels11 that are different from two rows of sub-pixels 11 or two columns ofsub-pixels 11 between which the a pixel driving sub-circuit group 20 aredisposed. Optionally, the shift register circuit 4 is disposed in a gapbetween two adjacent pixel groups 1 in the row direction or the columndirection, or in a gap between two adjacent rows of sub-pixels 11 or twoadjacent columns of sub-pixels 11 in a corresponding pixel group 10. Thegap is greater than 70 μm.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the shift registercircuit 4 is placed between two corresponding rows of pixels 10 or twocorresponding columns of pixels 10, which may effectively reduce or eveneliminate the bezel of the array substrate 101 to facilitate achievingseamless splicing of the display panels. In addition, the shift registercircuit 4 is arranged in the above manner, which may not only avoidsplitting the shift register circuit 4 to reduce signal transmissiondelay caused by splitting the shift register circuit 4, but also helpsimplify design difficulty of wiring layout of the array substrate 101(e.g., achieving layout array of small size layout units), therebyimproving layout design efficiency and subsequent detection efficiency.

Moreover, electronic components such as thin film transistors in theshift register circuit 4 do not need to be split and dispersed into eachpixel 10, which may effectively reduce wiring complexity of the arraysubstrate 101, reduce additional parasitic capacitance, and avoidproblems of a reduction in aperture ratio and electrostatic interferencein the array substrate 101.

The shift register circuit 4 is electrically connected to the at leastone pixel driving sub-circuit group 20, and is configured to supply scandriving signals to the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group 20.

Herein, it will be noted that the pixel driving sub-circuits 21corresponding to a plurality of pixels 10 in at least one row or atleast one column are electrically connected to a same scan signal line.The shift register circuit 4 is electrically connected to the at leastone pixel driving sub-circuit group 20, which means that the shiftregister circuit 4 is electrically connected to the corresponding pixeldriving sub-circuits 21 through each scan signal line, so as to supply ascan driving signal to each pixel driving sub-circuit 21.

Optionally, the scan signal line includes a gate scan signal line or alight-emitting scan signal line. Arrangement and functions of the gatescan signal line and the light-emitting scan signal line may be referredto relevant technologies, which will not be described in detail herein.In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1, the number of the pixelgroup(s) 1 is at least two. The at least two pixel groups 1 are arrangedin the row direction. The shift register circuit 4 is disposed betweentwo pixel groups 10 or between two adjacent columns of sub-pixels 11 inthe corresponding pixel group 10. A length of the shift register circuit4 in the column direction is less than a length of the pixel group 1 inthe column direction, that is, the shift register circuit 4 is disposedbetween some pixels 10 in two corresponding columns of pixels 10 in acentralized manner, so that some space is left on at least one side ofthe shift register circuit 4 in the column direction. In this way, theat least one pixel circuit group 2 further includes at least onefunctional sub-circuit 30 disposed on at least one side of the shiftregister circuit 4 in the column direction, and the functionalsub-circuit 30 includes the data selection (MUX) circuit, theelectrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit or the side wirebonding pin area.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pixel groups 1 are linearly arranged in the rowdirection, and in this way, the expression of “being disposed on atleast one side of the shift register circuit 4 in the column direction”means being disposed on at least one side of the array substrate 101 inthe column direction (e.g., the top side, the bottom side or both thetop side and the bottom side shown in FIG. 1). Therefore, the spaceutilization rate of the display area AA of the array substrate 101 maybe further improved to reasonably and easily place other functionalsub-circuits 30 required for display of the array substrate 101.Furthermore, the bezel of the array substrate 101 may be effectivelyreduced or even eliminated to facilitate achieving seamless splicing ofthe display panels.

In addition, it will be noted that the shift register circuit 4 isdisposed between multiple pixels 10 in two corresponding columns ofpixels 10 in a centralized manner, and the less the number of themultiple pixels 10 is, the more abundant space may be obtained.Considering uniformity of signal transmission, a resistance of a wirebetween the shift register circuit 4 and each scan signal line needs tobe equal or approximately equal. A difference between resistances ofwires between the shift register circuit 4 and any two of the scansignal lines is not greater than 100 ohms, so that delay of signalstransmitted from the shift register circuit 4 to the any two scan signallines does not exceed 0.01 μs at most, and requirement of displayuniformity may be achieved.

Similarly, in some other embodiments, referring to FIG. 2, the number ofthe pixel groups) 1 is at least two. The at least two pixel groups 1 arearranged in the column direction. The shift register circuit 4 isdisposed between two pixel groups 1 or between two adjacent rows ofsub-pixels 11 in the corresponding pixel group 1. A length of the shiftregister circuit 4 in the row direction is less than the length of thepixel group 1 in the row direction. The at least one pixel circuit group2 further includes at least one functional sub-circuit 3 disposed on atleast one side of the shift register circuit 4 in the row direction, andthe functional sub-circuit 3 includes the data selection (MUX) circuit,the electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit or the side wirebonding pin area.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pixel groups 1 are linearly arranged in thecolumn direction. In this way, the expression of “being disposed on atleast one side of the shift register circuit 4 in the row direction”means being disposed on at least one side of the array substrate 101 inthe row direction (e.g., the left side, the right side or both left andright sides shown in FIG, 2). In this way, beneficial effects of thearray substrate 101 with the above structure may be referred to thebeneficial effects of the corresponding array substrate 101 when thepixel groups 1 are linearly arranged in the row direction, which willnot be described herein again.

In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 4, 5 and 15, the shift registercircuit 4 includes a first shift register circuit 41 and a second shiftregister circuit 42 to facilitate bilateral driving of scan signals,thereby effectively improving display uniformity of the display panelwhere the array substrate 101 is located.

Positions of the first shift register circuit 41 and the second shiftregister circuit 42 in the display area AA may be set according toactual needs. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the first shift registercircuit 41 and the second shift register circuit 42 are disposed in themiddle area of the display area AA. That is, the first shift registercircuit 41 and the second shift register circuit 42 transmit scandriving signals from the middle area of the display area AA to bothsides thereof. Of course, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 15, the first shiftregister circuit 41 and the second shift register circuit 42 aredisposed at portions to which both edges of the display area AA extendinward, respectively. That is, it is also permissible that the firstshift register circuit 41 and the second shift register circuit 42 maytransmit scan driving signals from both sides of the display area AA tothe middle area thereof. Some embodiments of the present disclosure donot limit this.

In some examples, positions of the first shift register circuit 41 andthe second shift register circuit 42 in the array substrate 101 aredetermined according to a distance between two adjacent rows or twoadjacent columns of pixels 10 in the array substrate 101. Optionally, asshown in FIG. 15, the first shift register circuit 41 and the secondshift register circuit 42 are disposed adjacently between two rows ofpixels 10 or two columns of pixels 10, which facilitates wiring designand fabrication. Optionally, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, two rows ofpixels 10 or two columns of pixels 10 between which the first shiftregister circuit 41 is disposed are different from two rows of pixels 10or two columns of pixels 10 between which the second shift registercircuit 42 is disposed, which is beneficial to improve displayuniformity.

In some examples, the array substrate includes a plurality of pixeldriving sub-circuit groups 20, and the first shift register circuit 41and the second shift register circuit 42 are electrically connected tothe pixel driving sub-circuit groups 20. That is, the first shiftregister circuit 41 and the second shift register circuit 42 areelectrically connected to same pixel driving sub-circuit groups 20. Insome other examples, the first shift register circuit 41 is electricallyconnected to some of the pixel driving sub-circuit groups 20. The secondshift register circuit 42 is electrically connected to some other pixeldriving sub-circuit groups in the pixel driving sub-circuit groups 20.That is, the first shift register circuit 41 and the second shiftregister circuit 42 are electrically connected to different pixeldriving sub-circuit groups 20.

In some embodiments described above, that the first shift registercircuit 41 is electrically connected to corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups 20 means that, the first shift register circuit 41 iselectrically connected to pixel driving sub-circuits in the pixeldriving sub-circuit groups 20 through a plurality of scan signal lines.That the second shift register circuit 42 is electrically connected tocorresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups 20 means that, the secondshift register circuit 42 is electrically connected to pixel drivingsub-circuits in the pixel driving sub-circuit groups 20 through aplurality of scan signal lines.

It is worth mentioning that in some embodiments, with continuedreference to FIGS. 4 5 and 15, the shift register circuit 4 furtherincludes a first backup circuit 43 and a second backup circuit 44. Thefirst backup circuit 43 is a backup of the first shift register circuit41, and is configured to be electrically connected to correspondingpixel driving sub-circuit groups 20 when the first shift registercircuit 41 fails, and to supply scan driving signals to thecorresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups. The second backupcircuit 44 is a backup of the second shift register circuit 42, and isconfigured to be electrically connected to corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups 20 when the second shift register circuit 42 fails,and to supply scan driving signals to the corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups 20.

Herein, that the first backup circuit 43 is the backup of the firstshift register circuit 41 means that, electronic components included inthe first backup circuit 43 and the first shift register circuit 41 arethe same, and connection manners and working principles of the firstbackup circuit 43 and the first shift register circuit 41 are the same.The first backup circuit 43 is disposed in the array substrate 101separately (that is, the first backup circuit is not electricallyconnected to other circuits and exists as a redundant circuit). In thisway, when the first shift register circuit 41 fails, the first backupcircuit 43 is electrically connected to corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups 20 by means of laser repairing, etc., so that thefirst backup circuit 43 can replace the first shift register circuit 41to supply scan driving signals to the corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups to ensure normal use of the array substrate. It willbe understood that the first backup circuit 43 and the first shiftregister circuit 41 may be located in different film layers. In thisway, the first backup circuit 43 is also capable of performingelectrostatic protection on the first shift register circuit 41, therebyeffectively improving yields of the array substrate and a correspondingdisplay panel.

A relationship between the second backup circuit 44 and the second shiftregister circuit 42 may be correspondingly referred to the aboverelevant expression between the first backup circuit 43 and the firstshift register circuit 41, which will not be described in detail herein.

In addition, in some examples, the first backup circuit 43 and the firstshift register circuit 41 are disposed between the same two rows ofpixels 10 or the same two columns of pixels 10. The second backupcircuit 44 and the second shift register circuit 42 are disposed betweenthe same two rows of pixels 10 or the same two columns of pixels 10.

Based on a fact that the first backup circuit 43 and the first shiftregister circuit 41 are disposed in different film layers, it ispermissible that orthographic projections of the first backup circuit 43and the first shift register circuit 41 on a base of the array substratemay coincide, roughly coincide or may not coincide. Similarly, it isalso permissible that orthographic projections of the second backupcircuit 44 and the second shift register circuit 42 on the base of thearray substrate may coincide, roughly coincide or may not coincide.

Referring to FIGS. 6 to 8, a base 100 of the array substrate 101includes a first surface S1 and a second surface S2 opposite to thefirst surface S1. The pixel groups 1, the pixel circuit groups 2 and theshift register circuit 4 in some embodiments described above aredisposed on the first surface S1 of the base 100.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, the arraysubstrate 101 further includes at least one fan-out structure 200located on the second surface S2 of the base 100, and at least one sideedge structure 300 located on a side face between the first surface S1and the second surface S2 of the base 100.

Each fan-out structure 200 includes a plurality of signal connectionlines 201, and the plurality of signal connection lines 201 extend froman edge of the second surface S2 of the base 100 to a non-edge areathereof. Each fan-out structure 200 further includes a signal bondingterminal 202 electrically connected to the plurality of signalconnection lines 201, and the signal bonding terminal 202 is configuredto be bonded to an external input circuit. The external input circuitincludes a control integrated circuit, a flexible circuit board or aprinted circuit board, etc.

Each side edge structure 300 includes a plurality of side edgeconnection lines 301, one end of each side edge connection line 301 iselectrically connected to a signal connection line 201 in acorresponding fan-out structure 200, and another end of the side edgeconnection line 301 is connected to a corresponding functionalsub-circuit 3 or a corresponding shift register circuit 4.

Herein, the fan-out structures 200 may be in one-to-one correspondencewith the side edge structures 300, or a plurality of side edgestructures 300 may correspond to one fan-out structure 200. The numbersof fan-out structures 200 and side edge structures 300 and specificpositions thereof may be selectively set according to actual needs, soas to facilitate wiring and accurately realize electrical connection ofcorresponding circuits.

The signal connection lines 201 and the side connection lines 301 aremade of a conductive material. For example, the conductive material is ametal or a conductive silver adhesive, and the metal includes at leastone of silver, copper, etc., so as to ensure that the signal connectionlines 201 and the side connection lines 301 have good conductivity.

In addition, the side edge structure 300 is disposed on the side facebetween the first surface S1 and the second surface S2 of the base 100,and may be arranged in a variety of ways. For example, an orthographicprojection of the side edge structure 300 on the second surface S2 ofthe base 100 does not overlap (as shown in FIG. 7) or partially overlaps(as shown in FIG. 8) with an orthographic projection of a correspondingfan-out structure 200 on the second surface S2.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the fan-out structure 200is disposed on the second surface S2 of the base 100, and the side edgestructure 300 is disposed on the side face of the base 100, so thatsignal lines originally located in the non-display area of the arraysubstrate can be disposed on the side face and the second surface S2 ofthe base 100. Therefore, a bezel size of the array substrate 101 may bereduced or even eliminated to facilitate the realization of seamlesssplicing.

When the array substrate in some embodiments described above ismanufactured, circuit structures such as the pixel groups 1, the pixelcircuit groups 2 and the shift register circuit 4 may be formed on thefirst surface S1 of the base 100 first, and then the fan-out structures200 are formed on the second surface S2 of the base 100; or the fan-outstructures 200 may be formed on the second surface S2 of the base 100first, and then the pixel groups 1, the pixel circuit groups 2, theshift register circuit 4, etc., are formed on the first surface S1 ofthe base 100. That is, a sequence of forming the circuit structures onthe first surface S1 of the base 100 and forming the fan-out structureson the second surface S2 of the base 100 is not limited in someembodiments of the present disclosure,

Finally, the side edge structures 300 are formed on the side facebetween the first surface S1 and the second surface S2 of the base 100.The side edge structures 300 may be formed by one of 3D printing,photocopying, sputtering, etching, etc.

It will be noted that drawings in some embodiments described above areonly schematic illustrations of circuit layout in the array substrate101. That is, the drawings in some embodiments described above are onlylimited in spatial orientation with respect to arrangement positions ofdifferent circuit structures in the array substrate 101. Electricalcomponents in the different circuit structures and a correspondingelectrical connection relationship among each other may be referred torelated solutions in the related art.

In order to more clearly illustrate the array substrate 101 in someembodiments described above, the following description is made by takingthe array substrate in the Micro-LED display panel or the Mini-LEDdisplay panel as an example.

In the array substrate of the Micro-LED display panel or the Mini-LEDdisplay panel, as shown in FIG. 3, based on the mass transfer technologyof LED and conduction characteristic thereof, LED bonding terminals ofthe sub-pixels in each pixel 10 are disposed in an area of the pixel 10,and a distance L from LED bonding terminals adjacent to an edge of thedisplay area AA to the edge is a fixed value, for example, is in a rangeof 150 μm to 200 μm. Therefore, the functional sub-circuits 30 such asthe data selection circuit, the electrostatic discharge protectioncircuit and the side wire bonding pin area that occupy a large space inthe array substrate are placed in an area adjacent to the edge of thedisplay area AA, for example, in a space corresponding to a first row ofpixels 10 and a second row of pixels 10, or in a space corresponding toa last row of pixels 10 and a second to last row of pixels 10, which maymake the layout of the circuit structures in the array substrate bedesigned more reasonably and may make the space utilization rate in thedisplay area AA of the array substrate be effectively improved.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the edge area of the displayarea AA or in a space of some of rows of pixels 10 or some of columns ofpixels 10 to which a peripheral edge of the display area AA extendsinward, the electrostatic discharge protection circuit 32 and the sidewire bonding pin area 33 are provided to facilitate electricallyconnecting to the external input circuit (e.g. an integrated circuit)through the side edge structures 300 that are disposed on the side faceof the base 100, for example, bonding to the external input circuitthrough the fan-out structures 200 corresponding to the side edgestructures 300. Herein, the electrostatic discharge protection circuit32 and the side wire bonding pin area 33 may be arranged in a ring alongthe edge of the display area AA.

The data selection circuit 31 is disposed in the space of some of rowsof pixels 10 to which the peripheral edge of the display area AA extendsinward, and the pixel driving sub-circuit group 20 and the shiftregister circuit 4 are disposed in the space of some of columns ofpixels 10 in the display area AA, which may effectively reduce overlapof signals to reduce transmission delay of signals.

In some examples, each type of signal lines (e.g., light-emitting signallines EM, enabling signal lines Vinit, reset signal lines Reset, orreference voltage lines Vref) in the display area AA of the arraysubstrate are connected in a grid, and use a form of global input of anentire panel, so that difference of corresponding signal inputs may bereasonably reduced.

In some examples, a structure of the pixel driving sub-circuit 21 is asshown in FIG. 9. The pixel driving sub-circuit 21 includes a firsttransistor T1, a second transistor T2, a third transistor T3, a fourthtransistor T4, a fifth transistor T5, a sixth transistor T6, a seventhtransistor T7, a first storage capacitor C1 and a light-emitting deviceD. A first electrode of the first transistor T1 is connected to aninitial voltage signal terminal Vint. A second electrode of the firsttransistor T1 is connected to a second electrode of the first storagecapacitor C1, a first electrode of the second transistor T2 and acontrol electrode of the third transistor T3. A control electrode of thefirst transistor T1 is connected to a reset signal terminal Reset. Asecond electrode of the second transistor T2 is connected to a secondelectrode of the third transistor T3 and a first electrode of the sixthtransistor T6. A control electrode of the second transistor T2 isconnected to a gate scan signal line Gate. A first electrode of thethird transistor T3 is connected to a first supply voltage terminal VDD.A first electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is connected to a dataline Data. A second electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is connectedto a second electrode of the fifth transistor T5, a second electrode ofthe seventh transistor T7 and a first electrode of the first storagecapacitor C1. A control electrode of the fourth transistor T4 isconnected to the gate scan signal line Gate. A first electrode of thefifth transistor T5 is connected to a reference voltage signal terminalVref. A control electrode of the fifth transistor T5 is connected to alight-emitting scan signal line EM. A second electrode of the sixthtransistor T6 is connected to a first electrode of the light-emittingdevice D. A control electrode of the sixth transistor T6 is connected tothe light-emitting scan signal line EM. A first electrode of the seventhtransistor T7 is connected to the reference voltage signal terminalVref. A control electrode of the seventh transistor T7 is connected tothe reset signal terminal Reset. A second electrode of thelight-emitting device is connected to a second supply voltage terminalVSS.

In some examples, the shift register circuit 4 includes a plurality ofshift registers connected in cascade, and a structure of each shiftregister is as shown in FIG. 10. The shift register includes an eighthtransistor T8, a ninth transistor T9, a tenth transistor T10, aneleventh transistor T11, a twelfth transistor T12, a thirteenthtransistor T13, a fourteenth transistor T14, a second storage capacitorC2 and a third storage capacitor C3. A first electrode of the eighthtransistor T8 is connected to a signal input terminal Input. A secondelectrode of the eighth transistor T8 is connected to a N1 node. Acontrol electrode of the eighth transistor T8 is connected to a firstclock signal terminal CLK. A first electrode of the ninth transistor T9is connected to the first clock signal terminal CLK. A second electrodeof the ninth transistor T9 is connected to a N2 node. A controlelectrode of the ninth transistor T9 is connected to the N1 node. Afirst electrode of the tenth transistor T10 is connected to a low-levelsignal terminal VGL. A second electrode of the tenth transistor T10 isconnected to the N2 node. A control electrode of the tenth transistorT10 is connected to the first clock signal terminal CLK. A firstelectrode of the eleventh transistor T11 is connected to a high-levelsignal terminal VGH and a second electrode of the third storagecapacitor C3. A second electrode of the eleventh transistor T11 isconnected to a signal output terminal Output. A control electrode of theeleventh transistor T11 is connected to the N2 node. A first electrodeof the third storage capacitor C3 is connected to the N2 node. A firstelectrode of the twelfth transistor T12 is connected to a second clocksignal terminal CLKB. A second electrode of the twelfth transistor T12is connected to a second electrode of the second storage capacitor C2and the signal output terminal Output. A control electrode of thetwelfth transistor T12 is connected to a first electrode of the secondstorage capacitor C2. A first electrode of the thirteenth transistor T13is connected to the high-level signal terminal VGH. A second electrodeof the thirteenth transistor T13 is connected to a first electrode ofthe fourteenth transistor T14. A control electrode of the thirteenthtransistor T13 is connected to the N2 node. A second electrode of thefourteenth transistor T14 is connected to the N1 node. A controlelectrode of the fourteenth transistor T14 is connected to the secondclock signal terminal CLKB. A first electrode of the fifteenthtransistor T15 is connected to the N1 node. A second electrode of thefifteenth transistor T15 is connected to the first electrode of thesecond storage capacitor C2. A control electrode of the fifteenthtransistor T15 is connected to the low-level signal terminal VGL.

In some examples, the data selection circuit 31 includes a sixteenthtransistor T16, a seventeenth transistor T17 and an eighteenthtransistor T18. A first electrode of the sixteenth transistor T16, afirst electrode of the seventeenth transistor T17 and a first electrodeof the eighteenth transistor T18 are connected together, and areconnected to a source driver (not shown in the figure) through a datavoltage lead-in line Data1′. A second electrode of the sixteenthtransistor T16 is connected to a first data line Data11, and a controlelectrode of the sixteenth transistor T16 is connected to a first outputterminal of a timing controller (not shown in the figure). A secondelectrode of the seventeenth transistor T17 is connected to a seconddata line Data12, and a control electrode of the seventeenth transistorT17 is connected to a second output terminal of the timing controller. Asecond electrode of the eighteenth transistor T18 is connected to athird data line Data13, and a control electrode of the eighteenthtransistor T18 is connected to a third output terminal of the timingcontroller.

Transistors used in the some examples described above may be thin filmtransistors or field-effect transistors or similar devices with othercharacteristics. Since the source electrode and the drain electrode ofthe transistor used are symmetrical, there is no difference between thesource electrode and the drain electrode.

In order to distinguish the source electrode and the drain electrode ofthe transistor in the some examples described above, one of the sourceelectrode and the drain electrode is referred to as a first electrode,another one is referred to as a second electrode, and a gate electrodeis referred to as a control electrode. Moreover, according tocharacteristics of transistors, transistors may be classified intoN-type transistors and P-type transistors. In a case where the P-typetransistor is used, a first electrode of the P-type transistor is asource electrode, and a second electrode of the P-type transistor is adrain electrode, and the source electrode and the drain electrode areconnected when a low level is input to the gate electrode, In a casewhere the N-type transistor is used, the first electrode of the N-typetransistor is a source electrode, the second electrode of the N-typetransistor is a drain electrode, and the source electrode and the drainelectrode are connected when a high level is input to the gateelectrode.

In addition, the transistors in the pixel driving sub-circuit 21 areillustrated by taking the N-type transistors as an example. It isconceivable that implementation of P-type transistors may be readilyconceived by those skilled in the art without creative work, and thus itis also within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the array substrate 101 has the structure as shownabove, a side edge connection line 301 in the side edge structure 300 isconnected to a signal connection line 201 in a corresponding fan-outstructure 200, and is connected to a corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit 21 in the display area AA, so as to transmit a data signalto the pixel driving sub-circuit 21. A connection structure of the sideedge connection line 301 with both the corresponding signal connectionline 201 and the corresponding pixel driving sub-circuit 21 is as shownin FIG. 12.

FIG. 12 schematically illustrates only positional relationships of filmlayers of an edge portion in the array substrate 101, and is not astructural definition of the array substrate 101. In addition, FIG. 12illustrates only a part of devices, such as the fourth transistor T4 andthe sixth transistor T6, and illustration is made by taking an examplein which the fourth transistor T4 and the sixth transistor T6 aretop-gate thin film transistors.

As shown in FIG. 12, the array substrate 101 includes: the base 100; abuffer layer 110 disposed on the first surface S1 of the base 100; anactive layer of the fourth transistor T4 and an active layer of thesixth transistor T6 that are both disposed on the buffer layer 110 anddisposed in a same layer; a gate insulating layer 120 disposed on alayer where the active layer of the fourth transistor T4 and the activelayer of the sixth transistor T6 are located; a gate electrode of thefourth transistor T4 and a gate electrode of the sixth transistor T6that are both disposed on the gate insulating layer 120 and disposed ina same layer; a first insulating layer 130 disposed on a layer where thegate electrode of the fourth transistor T4 and the gate electrode of thesixth transistor T6 are located; a source electrode and a drainelectrode of the fourth transistor T4, a source electrode and a drainelectrode of the sixth transistor T6, and a data line Data connected tothe source electrode of the fourth transistor T4 that are all disposedon the first insulating layer 130 and disposed in a same layer; a firstplanarization layer 141 disposed on a layer where the source electrodeand the drain electrode of the fourth transistor T4, the sourceelectrode and the drain electrode of the sixth transistor T6, and thedata line Data connected to the source electrode of the fourthtransistor T4 are located; a first passivation layer 142 disposed on thefirst planarization layer 141; a second sub-signal lead-in line 152 anda first connection electrode 160 that are both disposed on the firstplanarization layer 141 and disposed in a same layer, the secondsub-signal lead-in line 152 being connected to the data line Datathrough a first via hole extending through the first planarization layer141 and the first passivation layer 142, and the first connectionelectrode 160 being connected to the drain electrode of the sixthtransistor T6 through a third via hole extending through the firstplanarization layer 141 and the first passivation layer 142; a secondplanarization layer 143 disposed on a layer where the second sub-signallead-in line 152 and the first connection electrode 160 are located; asecond passivation layer 144 disposed on the second planarization layer143; a first sub-signal lead-in line 151, a first conductive pad 171 anda second conductive pad 172 that are disposed on the second passivationlayer 144 and disposed in a same layer, the first sub-signal lead-inline 151 extending from the display area to the side wire bonding pinarea, and being connected to the second sub-signal lead-in line 152through a second via hole extending through the second planarizationlayer 143 and the second passivation layer 144, the first conductive pad171 being connected to the first connection electrode 160 through afourth via hole extending through the second planarization layer 143 andthe second passivation layer 144; and a third passivation layer 180disposed on the first sub-signal lead-in line 151, the first conductivepad 171 and the second conductive pad 172. The first electrode of thelight-emitting device D is electrically connected to the firstconductive pad 171 through a fifth via hole extending through the thirdpassivation layer 180, and the second electrode of the light-emittingdevice D is electrically connected to the second conductive pad 172through another fifth via hole extending through the third passivationlayer 180. A signal connection line 201 is provided on the secondsurface of the base 100, a fourth passivation layer 190 is disposed onthe signal connection line 201, a signal bonding terminal 202 and asecond pad 192 are disposed on the fourth passivation layer 190. Thesecond pad 192 is connected to an end of the signal connection line 201through a sixth via hole extending through the fourth passivation layer190, and the signal bonding terminal 202 is connected to another end ofthe signal connection line 201 through a seventh via hole extendingthrough the fourth passivation layer 190. The first sub-signal lead-inline 151 is connected to a first pad 191 in the side wire bonding pinarea, and the first pad 191 is connected to the second pad 192 on thesecond surface of the base 100 through the side connection line 301. Acontrol integrated circuit (IC) 5 is electrically connected to thesignal bonding terminal 202 disposed on the base 100 of the arraysubstrate, and is configured to output a control signal to the signalbonding terminal 202.

The first conductive pad 171 and the second conductive pad 172 areelectrically connected to two pins of the light-emitting device D,respectively. The light-emitting device D may be a micro inorganiclight-emitting diode, and further, it may be a current-typelight-emitting diode, such as a micro light-emitting diode (Micro-LED)or a mini light-emitting diode (Mini-LED).

Of course, in some other embodiments, the light-emitting device D mayalso be an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and one of the firstelectrode and the second electrode of the light-emitting device D is ananode, and the other is a cathode.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel and adisplay driving method. Referring to FIG. 13, the display panel 1001includes the array substrate 101 as described in some embodiments above.The display driving method is applied to the display panel 1001. Thedisplay driving method includes: controlling each pixel drivingsub-circuit group 20 to supply pixel driving signals to two rows ofsub-pixels 11 or two columns of sub-pixels 11 that are adjacent andelectrically connected thereto.

Beneficial effects that may be achieved by the display panel 1001 andthe display driving method provided by some embodiments of the presentdisclosure are the same as the beneficial effects of the array substrate101 as described in some embodiments above, which will not be describedherein again.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to FIG. 13, the displaypanel 1001 further includes the control integrated circuit (IC) 5. Thecontrol IC 5 is disposed on the second surface S2 of the base 100 of thearray substrate 101. The control IC 5 is electrically connected to aplurality of signal connection lines 201 of corresponding fan-outstructure(s) 200 in the array substrate 101, and is configured to outputcontrol signals to the plurality of signal connection lines 201.

Herein, the control signals output by the control IC 5 to the pluralityof signal connection lines 201 may be transmitted into each circuitstructure in the display area AA of the array substrate 101 through theside connection lines 301 in corresponding side edge structure(s) 300.

The display driving method applied to the display panel 1001 furtherincludes: transmitting, by the control IC 5, control signals to the atleast one pixel circuit group 2 and/or the shift register circuit 4disposed on the first surface S1 of the base 100 of the array substrate101 through the at least one side edge structure 300.

In the display panel 1001 provided by some embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the control IC 5 is disposed on the second surface S2 of thebase 100, and the control IC 5 may output control signals on a back sideof the display area AA of the array substrate 101, thereby effectivelyreducing the requirement of the array substrate 101 for the non-displayarea on the first surface S1, that is, the bezel of the array substrate101 may be effectively reduced or even eliminated to facilitateachieving seamless splicing.

It will be understood that, in some other examples, the display panel1001 further includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) disposed on thesecond surface S2 of the base 100 of the array substrate 101. Theflexible printed circuit may be electrically connected to the pluralityof signal connection lines 201 of the corresponding fan-out structure200 in the array substrate 101 through a chip on film, leads or thelike, and is configured to output signals to the plurality of signalconnection lines 201.

The type of the display panel 1001 is not limited in some embodiments ofthe present disclosure. For example, the display panel 1001 is a microlight-emitting diode (Micro-LCD) display panel or a mini light-emittingdiode (Mini-LCD) display panel. Of course, the display panel 1001 mayalso be a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel or an organiclight-emitting diode (OLED) display panel.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a spliced displaypanel. As shown in FIG. 14, the spliced display panel 1000 includes atleast two display panels 1001 as described in some embodiments abovethat are spliced.

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the spliced display panel is formed byseamlessly splicing four display panels 1001. There is no splicing gapin a display image of the spliced display panel, or the splicing gap istoo small to be observed. The spliced display panel may have alarge-sized display screen and excellent display image quality.

Display panels in the spliced display panel in some embodiments of thepresent disclosure are the same as the display panel in some embodimentsdescribed above, and the beneficial effects that may be achieved willnot be described herein again.

In descriptions of the above embodiments, specific features, structures,materials or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner inany one or more embodiments or examples.

The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementation manners ofthe present disclosure, but the protection scope of the presentdisclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art couldconceive of changes or replacements within the technical scope of thepresent disclosure, which shall all be included in the protection scopeof the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of thepresent disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of theclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An array substrate, having a display area, thearray substrate comprising: at least one pixel group disposed in thedisplay area, each pixel group including a plurality of pixels, each ofthe plurality of pixels including at least one sub-pixel; and at leastone pixel circuit group; wherein the at least one pixel group includesat least two pixel groups; the at least two pixel groups are arranged ina row direction; a pixel circuit group of the at least one pixel circuitgroup is electrically connected to two adjacent pixel groups arranged inthe row direction, and is located between two adjacent columns ofsub-pixels belonging to different pixel groups in the two adjacent pixelgroups; in a column direction, a length of a pixel group of the at leasttwo pixel groups arranged in the row direction is greater than a lengthof a pixel circuit group electrically connected thereto; and anorthographic projection, on a plane, of a sub-pixel in the at least twopixel groups arranged in the row direction does not overlap with anorthographic projection, on the plane, of a pixel circuit groupelectrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel in the atleast two pixel groups arranged in the row direction belongs, the planebeing perpendicular to the column direction; or the at least two pixelgroups are arranged in the column direction; a pixel circuit group ofthe at least one pixel circuit group is electrically connected to twoadjacent pixel groups arranged in the column direction, and is locatedbetween two adjacent rows of sub-pixels belonging to different pixelgroups in the two adjacent pixel groups; in the row direction, a lengthof a pixel group of the at least two pixel groups arranged in the columndirection is greater than a length of a pixel circuit group electricallyconnected thereto; and an orthographic projection, on another plane, ofa sub-pixel in the at least two pixel groups arranged in the columndirection does not overlap with an orthographic projection, on theanother plane, of a pixel circuit group electrically connected to apixel group to which the sub-pixel in the at least two pixel groupsarranged in the column direction belongs, the another plane beingperpendicular to the row direction.
 2. The array substrate according toclaim 1, wherein the at least one pixel circuit group includes at leastone pixel driving sub-circuit group, and each pixel driving sub-circuitgroup is electrically connected to two corresponding adjacent rows ofsub-pixels or two corresponding adjacent columns of sub-pixels, and isconfigured to supply pixel driving signals to sub-pixels electricallyconnected to the pixel driving sub-circuit group.
 3. The array substrateaccording to claim 2, wherein each of the at least one pixel circuitgroup includes a plurality of separate pixel driving sub-circuits, and apixel driving sub-circuit of the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuitsis connected to each sub-pixel of a pixel.
 4. The array substrateaccording to claim 2, wherein in a case where the at least two pixelgroups are arranged in a row direction, each pixel driving sub-circuitgroup is disposed between two adjacent columns of sub-pixels in acorresponding pixel group, and a length of the pixel driving sub-circuitgroup in a column direction is less than a length of the correspondingpixel group in the column direction; the at least one pixel circuitgroup further includes at least one functional sub-circuit disposed onat least one side of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in the columndirection, and the functional sub-circuit includes a data selectioncircuit, an electrostatic discharge protection circuit or a side wirebonding pin area; or in a case where the at least two pixel groups arearranged in the column direction, each pixel driving sub-circuit groupis disposed between two adjacent rows of sub-pixels in a correspondingpixel group, a length of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in the rowdirection is less than a length of the corresponding pixel group in therow direction; the at least one pixel circuit group further includes atleast one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of thepixel driving sub-circuit group in the row direction, and the functionalsub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostaticdischarge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.
 5. Thearray substrate according to claim 4, wherein the electrostaticdischarge protection circuit and the side wire bonding pin area arearranged in a ring along an edge of the display area.
 6. The arraysubstrate according to claim 2, further comprising at least one shiftregister circuit, wherein each shift register circuit is disposedbetween two pixels that are different from two pixels between which apixel driving sub-circuit group is disposed; and the at least one shiftregister circuit is electrically connected to the at least one pixeldriving sub-circuit group, and is configured to supply scan drivingsignals to the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group.
 7. Thearray substrate according to claim 6, wherein in a case where the atleast two pixel groups are arranged in the row direction, each shiftregister circuit is disposed between two pixel groups or between twoadjacent columns of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group; a lengthof the shift register circuit in the column direction is less than alength of the pixel group in the column direction; the at least onepixel circuit group further includes at least one functional sub-circuitdisposed on at least one side of the shift register circuit in thecolumn direction, and the functional sub-circuit includes a dataselection circuit, an electrostatic discharge protection circuit or aside wire bonding pin area; or in a case where the at least two pixelgroups are arranged in the column direction, each shift register circuitis disposed between two pixel groups or between two adjacent rows ofsub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group; a length of the shiftregister circuit in the row direction is less than a length of the pixelgroup in the row direction; the at least one pixel circuit group furtherincludes at least one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least oneside of the shift register circuit in the row direction, and thefunctional sub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, anelectrostatic discharge circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.
 8. Thearray substrate according to claim 6, wherein the at least one pixeldriving sub-circuit group includes a plurality of pixel drivingsub-circuit groups; the at least one shift register circuit includes afirst shift register circuit and a second shift register circuit; andthe first shift register circuit and the second shift register circuitare electrically connected to the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuitgroups; or the first shift register circuit is electrically connected tosome of the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups, and thesecond shift register circuit is electrically connected to some otherpixel driving sub-circuit groups of the plurality of pixel drivingsub-circuit groups.
 9. The array substrate according to claim 8, whereinthe first shift register circuit and the second shift register circuitare arranged adjacently between two pixels; or the first shift registercircuit is disposed between two pixels that are different from twopixels between which the second shift register circuit is disposed. 10.The array substrate according to claim 8, wherein the at least one shiftregister circuit further includes: a first backup circuit, the firstbackup circuit being a backup of the first shift register circuit, andbeing configured to be electrically connected to corresponding pixeldriving sub-circuit groups when the first shift register circuit fails,and to supply scan driving signals to its corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups; and a second backup circuit, the second backupcircuit being a backup of the second shift register circuit, and beingconfigured to be electrically connected to corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups when the second shift register circuit fails, and tosupply scan driving signals to its corresponding pixel drivingsub-circuit groups.
 11. The array substrate according to claim 10,wherein the first backup circuit and the first shift register circuitare disposed between same two pixels; and the second backup circuit andthe second shift register circuit are disposed between same two pixels.12. The array substrate according to claim 10, wherein the first backupcircuit and the first shift register circuit are located in differentfilm layers, and the second backup circuit and the second shift registercircuit are located in different film layers.
 13. The array substrateaccording to claim 4, further comprising: a base, the base including afirst surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, andthe at least one pixel group and the at least one pixel circuit groupbeing disposed on the first surface; at least one fan-out structure,wherein the at least one fan-out structure is disposed on the secondsurface, each fan-out structure includes a plurality of signalconnection lines, and the plurality of signal connection lines extendfrom an edge of the second surface to a non-edge area of the secondsurface; and at least one side edge structure, each side edge structureincluding a plurality of side edge connection lines, wherein one end ofeach of the plurality of side edge connection lines is electricallyconnected to a signal connection line of a corresponding fan-outstructure, and another end of the each of the plurality of side edgeconnection lines is connected to a corresponding functional sub-circuit.14. The array substrate according to claim 4, further comprising: abase, the base including a first surface and a second surface oppositeto the first surface, and the at least one pixel group and the at leastone pixel circuit group being disposed on the first surface; at leastone fan-out structure, wherein the at least one fan-out structure isdisposed on the second surface, each fan-out structure includes aplurality of signal connection lines, and the plurality of signalconnection lines extend from an edge of the second surface to a non-edgearea of the second surface; at least one side edge structure, each sideedge structure including a plurality of side edge connection lines; andat least one shift register circuit disposed on the first surface,wherein one end of each side edge connection line of the plurality ofside edge connection lines is electrically connected to a signalconnection line in a corresponding fan-out structure, and another end ofthe side edge connection line is connected to a corresponding functionalsub-circuit or a corresponding shift register circuit.
 15. A displaypanel, comprising the array substrate according to claim
 1. 16. Thedisplay panel according to claim 15, further comprising a controlintegrated circuit, wherein the control integrated circuit is disposedon a second surface of a base of the array substrate, and the controlintegrated circuit is electrically connected to a plurality of signalconnection lines in a corresponding fan-out structure of the arraysubstrate, and is configured to output control signals to the pluralityof signal connection lines.
 17. The display panel according to claim 16,wherein the plurality of signal connection lines are electricallyconnected to a signal bonding terminal in the corresponding fan-outstructure, and the signal bonding terminal is bonded to the controlintegrated circuit.
 18. A spliced display panel, comprising at least twodisplay panels according to claim 15 that are spliced to each other. 19.A display driving method, applied to the display panel according toclaim 15, the display driving method comprising: controlling each pixeldriving sub-circuit group to supply pixel driving signals to twoadjacent rows of sub-pixels or two adjacent columns of sub-pixels thatare electrically connected to the pixel driving sub-circuit group. 20.The display driving method according to claim 19, further comprising:transmitting, by a control integrated circuit disposed on a secondsurface of a base of the array substrate, control signals to the atleast one pixel circuit group and/or a shift register circuit disposedon a first surface of the base of the array substrate through at leastone side edge structure.